"I am so proud of our ladies for beating a very good JMU
team in a great environment," said head coach Michael Shafer. "We found a way
to win a tough game on the road, which we needed. I thought the rebounding edge
was huge for us. Kris [King] had a career night offensively, but did a great
job defending. I thought Becca [Wann] was relentless on the boards and she got
a lot of help because we had several people boxing out giving her free range on
the boards. I am so happy for our ladies with what we have endured to this
point in the season. We have to prepare for a very tough Virginia Tech team
coming to the Robins Center Wednesday."

Kristina King scored a career-high 29 points, going 10-of-19
from the field, 8-of-10 from the line. King's drives to the basket could not be
contained as she poured in her game-high total. Becca Wann added a career-high
21 points and 15 rebounds for her first double-double of the season, sixth of
her career.

The Spiders improved to 5-4, while JMU fell to 3-4. It was
Richmond's third-straight win over the Dukes and first victory at Madison since
1998.

Richmond staved off numerous JMU comebacks, most notably
when the Dukes took the short-lived lead 61-60 with 2:44 left. Richmond
immediately responded with a Rachael Bilney three-pointer to retake the lead it
would not relinquish at 63-61 with 2:26 left.

King's 29 points were the most by a Spider this season and
the most by a Richmond player since Rachael Bilney scored 32 points in a win
over GW Jan, 11, 2012.

In the first half, Richmond took the momentum when it pieced
together a 11-0 run to take lead at 23-15 at the 6:42 mark. The Spiders kept
the Dukes at arm's length the rest of the half, taking an eventual 31-28 lead
into the lockerroom.

Richmond was buoyed by the brilliant play of King, who
finished the half with 14 first half points, going 6-of-14 from field. Wann
tied her season-high with 13 first-frame points and led Richmond rebounding
with eight boards.

The Spiders went a season-high 22-of-27 from the line and
outrebounded JMU, 51-43. Richmond had season-highs in free-throws
(22) and rebounds (51).

Richmond returns to action Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. as it
hosts the Hokies of Virginia Tech.

NOTES: Richmond
secured its first win at Madison since 1998...The win was Richmond's
third-straight against the Dukes...Today marked Richmond's first non-neutral site
road win of the season...Richmond moved to 2-0 against Commonwealth foes (Wins
over Longwood, Madison)...King's 29 points were the most by a Spider since
Rachael Bilney had 29 against GW Jan, 11, 2012...King and Wann accounted for 50 points
of Richmond's 70 points...Wann recorded her sixth career double-double, first
this season.